Der Schah und der Ayatollah

In 1979, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, revolution broke out in Iran and overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This event marks the end of a two and a half thousand year old monarchy. This documentary retraces the lives of these two enemies who clashed for more than thirty years, from the Shah's rise to power in the 1940s until his fall.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

53 minutes

Year:

2019

Director:

Holger Preuße

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Company:

neue artfilm,

WDR,

SWR

Cast:
Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self (archive footage)

Crew:
Holger Preuße

Director

Ralf Streese

Editor

Rolf Seidelmann

Music

Sebastian Hattop

Director of Photography

Cornelius Rapp

Sound Re-Recording Mixer